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ECON312: Health Economics
The focus of this unit is on the application of economic analysis to health markets. Topics covered include: the institutions of the Australian system of health care and health statistics; evaluation techniques; production of health; demand for health care and technology; moral hazard and adverse selection in health insurance markets; health labour markets, including physician-patient interactions; managed care; regulation and payment systems for providers; comparative health systems; the pharmaceutical industry; health policy; and social insurance.
| Credit Points: | 3 |
| Contact Hours: | 3 |
| When Offered: | 2012 - Next offered in 2012 |
| Staff Contact(s): | Associate Professor Glenn Jones |
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| Assessed As: | Graded |
| Offered By: | Department of Economics |
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